Salmos 137
1 Junto a los ríos de Babilonia nos sentábamos y llorábamos Cuando recordábamos a Sion. Sobre los sauces, en medio de ella,
When we [had been taken to] Babylonia, [far from Jerusalem], we sat down by the rivers there, and we cried when we thought about [the temple on] Zion [Hill in Jerusalem].
2 Colgábamos nuestras arpas.
On the willow trees [alongside the rivers] we hung our harps [because we did not want to play them any more because we were very sad].
3 Porque allí nuestros cautivadores nos pedían cantos, Y nuestros atormentadores, alegría: ¡Cántennos alguno de los cantos de Sion!
The [soldiers] who had captured us [and taken us to Babylonia] told us to sing [for them]; they told us to (entertain them/make them happy), saying, “Sing for us one of the songs [that you previously sang in] Jerusalem!”
4 ¿Cómo podemos cantar el canto de Yavé en tierra extranjera?
But [we thought], “We [are sad because we have been punished by Yahweh and brought to this] foreign land, so we cannot [RHQ] sing songs about Yahweh while we are here!”
5 Si me olvido de Ti, oh Jerusalén, Que mi mano derecha pierda su destreza.
If I forget about Jerusalem [APO], Iet my right hand wither [with the result that I will be unable to play my harp]
6 Que mi lengua se pegue a mi paladar Si no te recuerdo, Si no exalto a Jerusalén por encima de mi mayor gozo.
Do not allow me to sing again [MTY], if I forget about Jerusalem, if I do not consider that Jerusalem causes me to be more joyful than anything else does.
7 Recuerda, oh Yavé, contra los hijos de Edom El día de Jerusalén, quienes dijeron: Arrásenla. Arrásenla, arrásenla hasta sus mismos cimientos
Yahweh, [punish] the people of the Edom people-group for what they did on the day that the army of Babylon captured Jerusalem. Do not forget that they said, “Tear down all the buildings! Destroy them completely! Leave only the foundations!”
8 Oh hija de Babilonia, la devastadora. ¡Dichoso el que te pague Por el mal que nos hiciste!
And you people of Babylon, you will certainly be destroyed! Those who punish you in return for what you did to us will be happy;
9 ¡Dichoso el que agarre a tus pequeños Y los estrelle contra la peña!
they will take your babies and completely smash them on the rocks.
